East Caulfield Football Club

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East Caulfield Football Club
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Names
Full nameEast Caulfield Football Club
Former name(s)Caufield Football Club (1890s−1970)
Caufield-Malvern Football Club (1915)
Nickname(s)Fieldsmen [1]
Club details
Founded1890s
DissolvedLate 1976;48 years ago (1976)
Ground(s)Caulfield Park [2]
East Caulfield Reserve
Uniforms
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Home (1932−1976)
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Home (1890s−1931)

The East Caulfield Football Club, known as the Caulfield Football Club for most of its history, was an Australian rules football club based around the Melbourne suburbs of Caulfield and Caulfield East. It was considered one of the strongest clubs in the Federal Football League (FFL). [3]

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The Sporting Globe wrote in 1933 that there were hopes the club would join the Victorian Football League (VFL) "in the near future", but this never eventuated (although the club almost joined in the VFL's reserves competition in 1919). [4]

East Caulfield wore a dark maroon jumper with a navy blue collar, having originally worn a black jumper with a yellow sash (similar to Richmond and Glenelg). [5]

History

Formation and pre-Federal years

Caulfield was founded in the 1890s and joined the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) in 1894. [6] In 1915, the club combined with Malvern and became known as Caulfield-Malvern. [7] [8]

The club, once again known simply as Caulfield, resumed in 1919 after World War I and attempted to rejoin the MAFA. However, their application was refused as the club's reputation was seen as "intolerable" prior to the war. [5] Instead, the club affiliated with senior VFL club Melbourne and sought to join the inaugural season of the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), the VFL's new second-tier competition. [9] However, Caulfield withdrew shortly before the season began, and a second University team was quickly arranged to take its place for the 1919 season. [10]

Caulfield competed in various leagues until eventually joining the VFL Sub-Districts in 1926. [11]

Federal League

In 1932, Caulfield joined the Federal District Football League (FDFL, later FFL). [11] The club had a successful start in the competition, finishing second on the ladder in 1933 before being eliminated in the finals series, with former Melbourne player Harry Bruce captaining the side while Frank Nolan kicked 116 goals for the season. [4] At the time, they were the only club in the FDFL without an enclosed home ground. [4]

During the 1937 season, the club announced on 29 July that it would withdraw for the remainder of the season due to financial difficulties. [12] This was despite the club stating it was in a "very sound" financial position only four months earlier in March 1937. [13]

Following a loss to Highett on 2 June 1951, a man believed to be associated with Caulfield struck a goal umpire. On 15 June 1951, Caulfield's senior and junior teams were temporarily suspended by the FDFL after club officials failed to produce the man to the league tribunal, claiming they could not locate him. [14]

At the conclusion of the 1970 season, Caulfield changed its name to East Caulfield to avoid confusion with the Caulfield Football Club, which had been founded in 1965 and competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). [15]

East Caulfield disbanded at the end of the 1976 season. [5] [16]

Notable players

A number of Caulfield/East Caulfield players later joined clubs in the VFL, now known as the Australian Football League (AFL), as well as the Victorian Football Association (VFA). [4] [17]

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Caulfield/East Caulfield is not to be confused with: [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "History of Sport in Caulfield Park". Friends of Caulfield Park. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Caulfield Club withdraws". Trove. The Age. 29 July 1937. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "1933 - Caulfield Shines". Sporting Globe. 21 October 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "FEDERAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION" (PDF). Southern Football Netball League. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 12 June 1915. p. 19. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Previous VAFA Clubs". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "New junior organisation". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 18 January 1919. p. 13.
  10. ↑ "Football". The Age. Melbourne. 15 May 1919. p. 10.
  11. 1 2 3 McCulloch, Ross. "FEDERAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE". Yumpu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Caulfield Club". The Age. 4 March 1937. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Federal League Tribunal Bans Caulfield Teams". The Argus. 16 June 1951. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  15. ↑ McGuckin, Stuart (10 April 2018). "Before the White Hart". The Wimmera Mail-Times. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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